Disclaimer: Although I am sure 99% of you will agree with me, take this with a grain of salt as this rant article is written by someone who curls up in a ball and cries when the temperature dips below 20˚C.
But just hear me out, classroom aircons aren’t thaaaaat bad by themselves. Like if you nearly died from heat stroke two minutes ago on the MPP, it's great to have the AC blasting in your face during your next class.
However, I don’t get how some teachers can survive at antarctic-like temperatures whilst wearing short sleeves in class. Or more importantly how they are able to crank the AC to -100˚C when the rest of the class loses their appendages from hypothermia the moment they walk into the classroom.
Like… you’d be peacefully chilling in the hub at a comfortable temperature before class, then the moment you walk in it's like you’ve stepped into those huge walk-in fridges in the Masterchef kitchen. I don’t understand!! Yes, we grew up in different climates where it may be a lot colder than Hong Kong but seriously??? :(
Partially it's also my luck, I always manage to land the seats in class where the AC is directly blowing at me, where my skin ends up looking like the pebbly floors we have on the ground floor by the time class is over.
“Oh!” You exclaim, tears in your eyes. “Why dost thou not bring a jacket to class?”…... I do!!! How else do you think my bag is at the brink of eruption everyday when I bring twenty jackets and five windbreakers to school? Smh. I’m forced to keep two hundred fur jackets in my locker – made from the finest bear fur, simply to keep me warm during class.
In these situations, it typically follows this pattern. You enter the classroom all fine, then the AC hits you moments after you sit down. When your skin is starting to peel off, then you frantically dig around in your school bag hoping to salvage a large piece of fabric able to resurrect your arms from the cold clutches of Reverse Hell. If you are able to, in rare chances it is actually possible to survive the remaining decade of a lesson, but if not, then honestly you probably (just like me) complain about the cold and pass away in your chair.
Nonetheless, some fellow enslaved RCHK Leeks coworkers also agree with me. “I’m amazed at how certain teachers can function like normal at absolute zero, did they grow up in the Arctic?? obama simply no understand ” - Obamacare
Anyway, enough of me complaining about the classroom AC’s at school, they really aren’t that bad. Sometimes However, 70% of the time you’re just there in class either cursing yourself for not bringing a jacket. Or for those who have, but are wearing shorts/skirts, you’d instead spend half the time trying to start a fire by rubbing frantically at your legs to prevent them from numbing up (totally not speaking from experience).
Good thing our school is disable-friendly! This allows for students who have lost their legs from fighting the antarctic cold to commute to each classroom conveniently and efficiently. Our school is so caring!